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Author: J. Beckett Sweeney

Genetically Modified Webinar

December 2, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

The Nurturing Parents

November 26, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney

The state and market took over the role of caretaker and made people individuals. Instead of families and communities providing…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Some Crispy Thoughts

November 12, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney 1 Comment

The example that stood out to me most was regarding mosquitoes in Specter’s National Geographic article. The fact that we…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Confused, but Convinced

November 5, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney 2 Comments

Darwin’s first point is about sterility. Crossing two species can often create an offspring, but that offspring will more than…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Unhealthy Contribution

October 29, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney 17 Comments

Kolbert’s article has a section debating when the Anthropocene epoch actually began and any one of the reasons would convince…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

it warm.

October 22, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney

“Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require ‘rapid and far-reaching’ transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Global…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Cause and Effect and Effect and Effect…

October 15, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney 3 Comments

“On further examination, however, all three types of techno-fixes ultimately resulted in other environmental problems, and they thus offer some…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Perfectly Balanced, As All Things Should Be.

October 8, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney

One major advance described is the steam-powered pump used at the Comstock Lode. Once the miners had dug deep enough,…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Proof or Belief?

October 1, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney

Shortly after the epigraph quote is repeated on page 130, Johnson explains the battling nature of politics, religion, and science.…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

There-is-a-Lion-Near-the-River Theory (p. 24)

September 17, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney 1,230 Comments

The Cognitive Revolution spanned from about 70,000 to 30,000 years ago and was characterized by the Sapien’s new manner of…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

How to Fix Anything, Probably

September 10, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney 1 Comment

Douthwaite’s views on technological fixes are far more optimistic than the other authors we read. Johnston spends much of his…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Bitterroot Valley vs. the World

September 3, 2018 J. Beckett Sweeney

As listed in the reading, many of the Bitterroot Valley’s environmental problems are as follows: “increasing scarcity and decreasing quality…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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